Original furniture
Rui Barbosa's home.
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The Casa de Rui Barbosa is a museum and cultural institution in Rio's Botafogo district, on Rua São Clemente. It grew out of the Rui Barbosa House Museum, created by decree in 1927 and opened on 13 August 1930 in one of the city's oldest urban estates, where the Brazilian jurist, politician, lawyer and thinker Rui Barbosa lived from 1895 to 1923. It is a house museum: a historic home shown with its original furniture and collections, keeping the spirit of its owners. In 1966 it became a foundation of the Ministry of Culture, the Casa de Rui Barbosa Foundation. Besides the museum collection and the house's original library, the foundation is one of Brazil's leading centres for preserving documents, with archives listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World register, including manuscripts and letters of major Brazilian writers. Check opening times before visiting.
Rui Barbosa's home.
As he left it.
An old estate.
Rua São Clemente 134, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro
Praia de BotafogoBotafogo Bay is one of Brazil's most famous views: a calm arc of sand and water 9 minutes walk4.6
Estádio das LaranjeirasThe Laranjeiras Stadium, officially the Estádio Manoel Schwartz, is one of the o17 minutes walk4.8
Parque Estadual da ChacrinhaChacrinha Park is a small nature reserve in the middle of Copacabana, one of Rio21 minutes walk4.6
Largo do BoticárioA small square hidden in the Cosme Velho district, reached through a narrow alle23 minutes walk4.2A Brazilian jurist, politician, lawyer and thinker who lived here from 1895 to 1923.